Features unveiled for Wiesn 2025 festival
In September, Munich will once again play host to the world's largest folk festival, Oktoberfest 2025, running from the 20th of September to the 5th of October.
New Attractions
This year, Oktoberfest 2025 continues to offer a wide variety of beer tents and traditional entertainment, including parades, brass bands, folk music, and carnival rides. Among the new additions are the Sky Lift, a panoramic ride offering a view from a height of 71 meters, and the Montgolfière, a children's ride consisting of gondolas that move up and down at a flying height of up to 8.5 meters.
Classic rides like the Ghost Cave, a family-friendly ghost train originating from 1965, and the Happy Sailor, a thrilling carousel with rotating gondolas, will also be returning.
Culinary Offerings
Food enthusiasts can look forward to a mix of traditional Bavarian fare and gourmet German cuisine. The Brezn Bakery at Oktoberfest 2025 offers a variety of fresh-baked brezels with different toppings, while the Isar Schänke, a new Weißbiergarten, provides a relaxed outdoor atmosphere for Weißbier enjoyment.
Pricing
Evening table bookings with beer and food samples for Oktoberfest 2025 start from around $440–$475 per adult on guided tours, which often include table reservations and unlimited beer. Early planning and booking are highly recommended due to the high demand and the absence of price reductions closer to the event.
Traffic Innovations and Management
While explicit new traffic innovations for Oktoberfest 2025 are not detailed, the festival’s extensive advanced planning emphasizes securing reservations, hotel rooms in the city center, and train tickets early to avoid traffic and attendee stress. The festival is heavily organized with a phased construction timetable starting June 30 that ensures smooth setup, likely facilitating logistical traffic flow around the venue.
Visitors are generally advised to use public transportation and reserve train tickets early given the festival’s high influx of visitors.
Other Updates
Cashless payment is introduced in two tents at Oktoberfest 2025: Armbrustschützenzelt and Münchner Stuben. For those seeking updates on Oktoberfest 2025 highlights, concerts, competitions, and insights into Larissa Lannert live, sign-up for the 95.5 our website-Newsletter.
A new music competition, "A Liad für d'Wiesn", is being held for the first time this year to find a new Wiesn hit. Out of 115 applications, eight songs made it to the online voting for the competition, with the top three to be voted on again from August 2.
Lastly, ten drinking water fountains with free drinking water have been installed on the Oktoberfest grounds, including one at St. Paul's Square and one at the toilet facilities at Theresienwiese U-Bahn station.
For those travelling by train, a new online ticketing option without the need for an app is available using the Web2Wallet system from MVG.
- At Oktoberfest 2025, visitors can experience a new music competition, "A Liad für d'Wiesn", aimed at finding a new Wiesn hit, with eight songs selected for online voting starting from August 2.
- Food lovers can enjoy a blend of traditional Bavarian cuisine and gourmet German dishes at Oktoberfest 2025, with the Brezn Bakery offering fresh brezels with different toppings, and the Isar Schänke providing an outdoor setting for Weißbier enjoyment.
- Fashion and beauty enthusiasts, along with those interested in home and garden, can explore the lifestyle offerings beyond food and drink at Oktoberfest 2025, as they stroll through the festival grounds and visit the various retail stalls. Additionally, travelers can utilize the new online ticketing option without the need for an app using the Web2Wallet system from MVG when planning their journey to Oktoberfest 2025 by train.
